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The Texas Lawbook visited with two Haynes Boone attorneys playing key roles about the major hurdles ahead, how TXSE became a client, and the downstream effects of a national exchange in Dallas for the Texas legal market.
The Houston-based firm has recruited Brian G. Patterson from Akin. He focuses his practice on restrictive covenant litigation, wage-and-hour cases, OSHA enforcement and internal investigations.
Jonathan Farrokhnia said in a LinkedIn post that “the new role represents a significant milestone in my career.”
The Dallas-based firm is building on its real estate group focus with the new five-lawyer office, which is its third outside of Texas. Winstead Chairman and CEO Jeff Matthews said it is “just the beginning of our strategic growth in Nashville.”
Raghav Bajaj, a veteran litigator handling Patent Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, has departed Haynes Boone to join Latham.
Taylor Speers, who joins from Winston & Strawn, focuses his practice on structured finance transactions and residential mortgage loan services.
Bradley Liddle, a former aerospace engineer, was previously a partner at Carter Arnett Bennett & Perez.
On the eve of the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Bracewell announced it has recruited an 11-lawyer energy and infrastructure team from Norton Rose Fulbright to open its third international office.
A three-partner team specializing in energy finance transactions including Ryan Purpura and Matt Lea in Houston have departed Reed Smith to join Blank Rome.
At Stonepeak, Claire Smyser Campbell served as legal lead for the Houston deal teams and supported transactions across the alternative investment firm’s New York and London offices. Campbell, who started her career at Vinson & Elkins, is returning to Big Law as a partner at Kirkland. The self-described "deal junkie" visited with The Lawbook about the reasons why and what she learned at Stonepeak.
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